How is working and living in Brazil different than Chicago?
Mazurek: I am starting to play quite a bit in Sao Paulo, where the scene is quite lively and interesting. Abstract rockers and improvisers from the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and now are really making some beautiful things happen. It’s not so different, just different angles; the creative atmosphere there is quite wondrous. How did you meet Mauricio? Did you know what you wanted SPU to sound like before entering the studio? I met Mauricio at his show in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He was playing with his abstract rock group Hurtmold. Turns out, he is a fan of my music and we immediately made plans to play together. They invited me to play with them at Sonar festival in Barcelona and then we started to record the new record very organically. We set up and just played for hours and hours. After this initial meeting we thought about what we wanted to do. It took a bit of time but one day as the sky was turning a pale pink, we hit a stride and found the elusive sound we were looking for. We wanted
